Chilly, rainy weather has been in place since the beginning of October. Robins have been flocking, feeding in various berry trees in town. Juncos have arrived, feeding beneath the feeders.

We've had our first snow, though it melted within 24 hours.

Today was a balmy 52°, ideal for raking the remainder of the leaves and disposing of the spent mums.

Grace spent much of the day running madly around the yard, getting much needed exercise since walks have been short on these very chilly windy days.